looseness
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈluːs.nəs/
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- Dentists usually use a probe and mirror to check the crown (the visible part) of each tooth for evidence of looseness, decay, or plaque.
So if we hadn't had that looseness and that fun patch to work with.
- So if we hadn't had that looseness and that fun patch to work with.
- The case now has kind of a grainy and looseness to the hinge that, frankly speaking, feels more H&M; than Louis V.
Examples
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After the adjustment, I was surprised by the looseness of the belt around my waist.
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Feel the looseness of the jaw.
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The looseness of the skin and the varied fibrous tumours that cover 90% of the body.
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They got bone meal, blood meal, fish meal, fish bone meal oyster shell which is really good, adds a lot of looseness to your soil and also adds calcium which is great.
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Over-constrained designs lead to high stresses, tight tolerances, looseness (as in the wobbling table), binding, difficult assembly—generally bad performance.
Academic text (2009) -
You can check the looseness of the screws by twisting them with your fingers.
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The looseness of the fabric makes it very comfortable to wear in warm weather.
Synonyms
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5.5
Room for movement or change
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8.2
A condition in which muscles or other body tissues are loose and make joints unstable
A state when something is loose rather than tight
Loose material in fabric or rope that makes it hang and move
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Frequent watery bowel movements that happen when you are ill
How Loose
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Looseness comes from loose + -ness, and loose comes from an old German word meaning 'free' or 'not tight'. So looseness literally means the state of being 'not tight', which explains why we use it for parts that move or have space between them.